Since I missed National Eating Disorder Awarenesss week...

I bring awareness now.

The official National Eating Disorder Awareness week was Feb. 24- March 3 but better late than never.

Statistics

Anorexia Nervosa
Research suggests that about one percent (1%) of female adolescents have anorexia. That means that about one out of every one hundred young women between ten and twenty are starving themselves, sometimes to death. There do not seem to be reliable figures for younger children and older adults, but such cases, while they do occur, are not common.

Bulimia Nervosa
Research suggests that about four percent (4%), or four out of one hundred, college-aged women have bulimia. About 50% of people who have been anorexic develop bulimia or bulimic patterns. Because people with bulimia are secretive, it is difficult to know how many older people are affected. Bulimia is rare in children.

Mortality and recovery rates
Without treatment, up to twenty percent (20%) of people with serious eating disorders die. With treatment, that number falls to two to three percent (2-3%).

( More on mortality and recovery rates )

For more information on eating disorders including signs, symptoms, treatment, and resources, visit the following site:
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders

And now on to my friends' icons...

We've shared our own icons. But some of my friends have icons that I absolutely adore.

( Six Icons I'd Like to Steal From My Friends )

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Today:

- Clean
- Haircut
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Bills
- Oscars

And Happy Birthday canadiankracka!!!

A trip to The Metropolitan Muesum of Art...

I had a wonderful afternoon. It has been too long since I visited The Met. The breadth and depth of the exhibits is incredible. My favorite Van Gogh is on exhibit: Wheat Field with Cypresses. Such a treat! I can never get enough of viewing Van Gogh's work. I love the range of emotions that come through in his paintings. They used to overwhelm me but I have developed a real appreciation over the years.

I also spent time in The American Wing, the Arms and Armor wing, and looking at Japanese, Korean, and Egyptian art. The Temple of Dendur is remarkable. Heiroglyphics will always astound me.

The only disappointment is that there were no paintings by Thomas Moran on display. I saw a large collection of his works at the National Gallery in WDC a few years ago and I've never forgotten it. Looking at his work on-line doesn't even begin to do him justice.

In other news, I got a haircut. 3 inches. More than I wanted. But it's straight right now. Actually, it's more along the lines of Jacklyn Smith's Charlie's Angels hair. I hope it's not too short when it's curly again.

I finished the first draft of my angry!JC fic for the Joey Challenge and sent it off for beta. It's quite NC-17. So, yeah. Glad the first draft is done.

And, without_me and coolwhipdiva- I'm thinking of you both. The phone is charged. And I have a great feeling about tonight. Squeeeeee!

I guess Romeo broke his arm, too...

A while ago, while the BMU campaign was still in full force on KIIS, I had a conversation with JoJo about Z100 never playing BMU. He told me to let Romeo (The Interactive 9@9 DJ) know that he wanted Z100 to play BMU more often.

Here is the e-mail I sent to Z100:

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thu 2/20/2003 12:17 PM
To: Romeo; 'cubby@z100.com'

Subject: JoJo from KIIS says hi


JoJo from KIIS in LA says hi to both of you.

He also wants you to play Blowin Me Up more often. Really! His words to my e-mail. :)

Wouldn't it also be a great idea to have JC in the studio sometime soon. Or at least on the phone. Solo album and all...

And, all this time later, I finally got a response.

-----Original Message-----
From: Romeo [mailto:TimHerbster@clearchannel.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 8:02 PM
Subject: RE: JoJo from KIIS says hi


Tell Jojo we need compare arm X-rays!
Thanks for listening!
Romeo

I'm amused.

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( I should have gone to bed 2 hours ago )